American Furniture in the MMA: Early Colonial Period

American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: I. Early Colonial Period: The Seventeenth-Century and William and Mary Styles by Frances G. Safford (2007, 451 pgs.)

Few books treat the earliest periods of American furniture with the attention it deserves, as it was fundamentally different from the styles that followed. This volume is the best reference on the subject, with fabulous images of early pieces, their details, and explanatory drawings.